How Much are Flashlights Lying to You? Best Selling on Amazon

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Are Amazon's best selling lights playing it straight in the lumen game? With numbers like 90,000 lumens, it's hard to assume yes. But if no, by how much, we see by testing the Olight S2R Baton II and Astro 40SLMAX vs their budget best selling counterparts from Dikomo, Gearlight and Dr.Prepare.
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@TorqueTestChannel 3 года назад

Take a shot every time Torque says "lumen" *RIP* See which lights made the cut into our Amazon Store here: www.amazon.com/shop/torquetestchannel

@davidlynch7666 3 года назад

I don’t drink, but I do have some concentrate!

@michaelbatuski5359 3 года назад

challenge accepted, I'll do it this weekend with gabe. (good party idea)

@michaelbatuski5359 3 года назад

I counted 38 "lumens" I'll have to do this with beer.

@russellfox6713 3 года назад

I recently purchased a tactical feyachi FL-14 tac light for around $30 on amazon and let me tell you, I wouldn't be surprised if she is as bright as the 1200 lumens she claims on having.

@samuel5916 3 года назад

I would love it if y’all tested the flashlights on one or two of the newer smartphones as a reference point. Seeing as almost everyone has that flashlight in their pocket and uses it daily, it would help put into context just how powerful or shitty some of these flashlights are. 😂

@kyleolson8977 3 года назад

The Dikomo does have 90k lumens, you just have to remember to wire it into the local high tension power wires. Try not to get disintegrated.

@jarlaxel05 2 года назад

Hook it up to a Flux capacitor !

@Gkitchens1 2 года назад

Just plug it in to the transformer at the local warehouse it'll be fine

@endymallorn Год назад

The runtime is remarkably short though.

@evildead1791 3 года назад

Love the tests and yalls commitment to stayin independent.

@OtherDalfite 3 года назад

It's a breath of fresh air. And the DP jokes. The DP jokes!!!

@600ccgsxr8 3 года назад

came here to say this. Thanks for your commitment to honesty and integrity.

@Divici02623 3 года назад

Yeah this guy and Project Farm

@ramsandrzr3706 3 года назад

Agreed independent no fake sales here love this channel 👍👍👍

@GTVAlfaMan 3 года назад

Yall?

@Pyromaniac2450 3 года назад

"Happy to test that out today" -- My favorite part of all my favorite channels: TTC, AvE, Project Farm, and a few others

@AnanusBananus 3 года назад

I have not watched ttc much (yet), But aVe is a friggin canadiddlian Legend. Project farm tests shit thorough and provides useful info to us. Funny how your shortlist hit so close😊

@Averna222 3 года назад

On the battery part of the chart could you put whether batteries are replaceable 18650s, alkaline, or internal? Easily replaceable batteries are big plus so you don't have to worry about any downtime.

@tmacie2 3 года назад

Thanks for doing the OLight. Thats the one I have. The magnet mount is a little too weak, but its great when working on cars and it stays in place. One of my more favorite features is that the belt/pocket clip doubles as a hat clip so you can have a headlight if you are wearing a hat!

@americansmark Год назад

My hat clip broke one day and I took an olight to the face while on my back under a car. Nothing like a black eye from a white light.

@Garrett. 3 года назад

I'd love to see the harbor freight braun work light, streamlight tlr 1 hl, surefire x300, and olight pl series lights.

@Divici02623 3 года назад

I used to get stream light until I found out about Fenix. I really love that they have battery level indicators, and I learned to love all the settings as well

@hunterbennett5316 2 года назад

Same I'd like to see the harbor freight Braun worklight. They seem like good lights, I really like mine but I'd like to see how it stacks up to other brands

@98erics 2 года назад

Diesel tech here. I really like my little Streamlight Stylus Pro flashlight. I use it more than any tool in my box. Being a penlight it'll fit in your uniform shirt pocket next to your pen. It only takes two AAA batteries. It's a bright little light that comes in handy all the time everyday. I'd like to see a review of a few different pen lights. Thanks for the awesome videos man, keep up the good work!

@blautens 3 года назад

This is excellent material, thanks. When I'm giving something the beans with a TTC tested impact wrench, now I can see it with a TTC tested light.

@kylesonsalla7620 3 года назад

On the Olight, you only have to double tap the button for Turbo. You do not have to hold it down first. You can go straight from off to Turbo.

@teamvigod 3 года назад

I own a bunch of Olight and Fenix flashlights. It's great to see these tested and compared. Look forward to more. Great job.

@Divici02623 3 года назад

Which do you prefer

@teamvigod 3 года назад

@@Divici02623 they are both excellent. If I had to choose I’d say Olight is my preference. A lot depends which specific models you buy. I own a bunch of the mid range to high end flashlights. I think I have about 9 or 10 total between both

@SuperBrainAK 3 года назад

yep Olight is a good brand, Ive had my S20 for many years and we have been quite literally attached at the hip the entire time.

@reahs4815 3 года назад

I own a few Fenix lights and I would really like to see them tested vs Olight

@nicholasfalls8108 3 года назад

@@Divici02623 I love my olight baton pro

@roussell 3 года назад

I have 3 of the Gearlight S2000 ones and have been extremely happy with them. For 2 years they have held up well to camping, boating, and general household use. Never really believed the 1200 lumens but I'm still sometimes surprised at the brightness when I focus the beam on something at night. Thanks for all the awesome videos, you've cost me lots of money! :)

@gregorymahnken9682 3 года назад

Great to see the olight included. I rank it as one of the best purchases I've made under $100. You don't need to cycle into high before going into turbo. Just double tap the power button and you're in turbo from any setting, including off. Triple tap for strobe. Long depress for "moonlight" which is honestly the most useful one when even my phone light would disturb someone and I still need to see something.

@gregorymahnken9682 3 года назад

I've had the light 3 years and beat the crap out of it, dropped it in chemicals etc. I'm very hard on my tools and this one gets a pass!

@Fluffywings84 3 года назад

Amazing job! The flat discharge curve of the Olight shows the flashlight has a DC-DC circuit to ensure consistent light output as the battery voltage drops. The others clearly follow the voltage profile of the battery chemistry, which means inconsistent light output.

@kris7007 3 года назад

Would love to see stream lights tested.

@frontspring1 3 года назад

Those are in a league of they're own.

@sphishex6084 3 года назад

@@frontspring1 just for the price

@johnnymissfire8464 3 года назад

@@frontspring1 I would hope so for the price of the full size ones.

@peterfaggella3120 3 года назад

Definitely! The industry standard for us auto mechanics

@peterfaggella3120 3 года назад

the OG, Streamlight Stinger or Stinger XL

@tomjrbucket 3 года назад

Please test headlamps before deer season!

@narxic 3 года назад

Yes please! Great idea!! I loved the technical info.. and seeing the rate at which the lumens drop off was new to me. Awesome video, thank you. Energizer HD vision rechargeable 400 lumen was the headlamp I was going to order.. www.amazon.ca/dp/B07JD4KNKQ?tag=prcespder14-20&th=1&psc=1

@mdr________ 3 года назад

Great video, very thorough, as always. Thank you!

@joegeorgia8989 3 года назад

This was a very enlightening test. Keep up the great work!

@seandeterman2499 3 года назад

This is awesome!! Please do more of these!!

@knallpistol 3 года назад

Thoroughly done! Loved the light graph. Subscribed..

@rustyaxelrod 3 года назад

Good content! Lots of numbers and facts, quick presentation with a little snark here and there 🙂. Well filmed and edited too. New sub.

@GrubbyPaddler 3 года назад

Glad we got a quality product as part of the comparison

@braddokken9191 3 года назад

Finally a thorough test of these lights! I've found through wasting money over the years the goodness that is the Astro and Olight, but it's great to see some validation. Keep up the testing!

@Teabagz4fun 3 года назад

Came here to state this also. Love my S2R Baton II !

@wd8062 3 года назад

Triple click the olight for strobe, and hold the button while off for moonlight mode

@spencernichols9320 3 года назад

Thank you for all the hard hitting data and real world application definitely a home run video 👍

@ManCaverTools 3 года назад

great video you guys. love the channel evolving :)

@TheAxecutioner 3 года назад

Really excellent work folks, thank you.

@KeyPeyEmKat 3 года назад

Great content, please keep up also with other test than Torque/Drill. Subscribed!

@JointerMark 3 года назад

Interezting comparisons, thank you

@ramsandrzr3706 3 года назад

Love that your not letting the out side influencer get in between us. Most legit channel 👍👍👍👍

@BruceLee-xp5fc 3 года назад

Ty I needed this info

@spencercohen2730 2 года назад

If you're going to test Olights, please test comparatively priced lights from Streamlight and/ or Surefire, Possibly Modlite. Also, you should test failure on Olights as they've been known to catastrophically fail.

@phtevenmolz5030 Год назад

OLight - reigning world champ for most confirmed kills from a flashlight.

@CTRwannaB 3 года назад

Love all these tests Keep it up 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@tnargdonald 3 года назад

I would love to see a run time difference when you skip the "Turbo modes" that only last a few min. Who knows it could be an additional 10-15 min of run time!

@jameshill4900 3 года назад

Another great video. I use several lights but really like my Gearwrench 500lm folding worklight. LED lights are quite amazing upgrade. Thanks for the effort and continued success.

@frankwhite7636 2 года назад

Man after binge watching a few vids I have to say BRAVO definitely deserves a sub

@gregblau8082 3 года назад

I love seeing how these lights actually do. My wife got me that first one branded as wow lite and it’s decent but I usually grab one that fits in my pocket better or a full size light. I’ve also had a couple different astro knock offs. I like them except the tightening collars crack pretty easy. The coast hp3 pen light and the 590 lumen red 4 aaa light work excellent but eat batteries. The harbor freight braun light and quantum rechargeable pen light are probably my favorite and very reasonably priced. I threw out my streamlight stylus because I got tired of the button wearing out every couple weeks

@joshuahains1675 3 года назад

I love this. Please do more light videos. I love flashlights and work lights and head lamps. Please tests them all. I’ll watch every one of them

@marktex9171 3 года назад

*Had* one of the amazon best seller flashlights. It was ok, definitely not as bright as advertised but it worked.....for about a total of 2 hours total run time. Took the flashlight apart to find the LED got so hot it de soldered from the pcb board! re soldered the LED about 3 times in the flash lights life before the led eventually burning out. Decided to spend the money and get an Olight....Olight is still working like brand new! I own 3 of the lights you tested, The Olight, Astro, and Dr P. You pay for what you get! Great video!

@Jpilgrim30 2 года назад

I love my Astro flashlights. I just got two of their newer 52sl lights with the magnetic wireless charger. So convenient to have one on the charger and one in use without having to fiddle with plugging them in.

@acornhead50 3 года назад

Love the details and data gathering of your tests. Please test the Emisar D4V2!

@grzybek3376 3 года назад

Would want to see how it performs. XP-L HI please!

@justinvanburen8259 2 года назад

Thank you for the TRUTH!!! And trying to keep the advertisers out!! Y’all rock!!!

@justanotherfreakinchannel9069 2 года назад

Love my olight s2R II, had mine for about a year now, and it rocks, lights up a room better than a 100w equivalent led bulb in turbo mode!! And takes a beating!

@Version135 3 года назад

Love my olight baton, I'm sure the results will be good!

@rpsmith 3 года назад

Good job as always!

@dingus153 3 года назад

Nitecore and Led Lenser are a must to check out. I use a Nitecore MT21C at work since the swivel head comes in handy a lot and I can hang it off my shirt. Seems like a great light and I've never had any issues with it, as well as the MT06MD as a pupil light

@riverrat1149 3 года назад

I have a couple of the Astro knock offs and they are useful toys. I lost one of the big Gear lights to the batteries corroding, bursting from being turned on in storage. I love this review testing.I also love your "not a effing sponsor" attitude. Good luck with the channel!

@PhoenixBennu 2 года назад

I am a big light fan. I love lasers, flashlights, and all sorts of different light and light emitting items. I am fond of Fenix, partially because my nickname is Phoenix. Also, they are good quality, and I get a good discount from them for having been a first responder. I have a bunch of their lights. My two big ones for myself are the pd36r and pd40 v2. I primarily go with rechargeable. Would like to see them tested.

@JoeShopper 3 года назад

Nice testing boys! This is Project Farm level. GREAT JOB!

@bradleybarker6167 3 года назад

I've used the olite baton as a mechanic for about a year now, and I love it. It doesn't replace every light in the shop, but it fits in my pocket as an edc and is a good light. I've seen a LOT of my fellow coworkers use the stream light stinger models, seems like I see them in alot of catalogs and such as well, and I'd like to see how it stacks up to its own numbers

@FLINTmitten810 3 года назад

Once i started using a good headlamp I never use any other flashlights hardly at all while working as a mechanic lol

@rath6599 3 года назад

The review style pioneered by AvE, and made professional by you. Subscribed.

@ShamelessTR 3 года назад

Always love your videos. All of them. Would love to see you test a Streamlight Wedge. The form factor has made this light part of my every day. The switch is super simple. And it is bright. Really bright. Check out the specs.

@sloanNYC 2 года назад

Very glad you had the fire extinguisher nearby for the 90,000 lm LOL.

@TheNextext 3 года назад

6:44 thanks for the shout out.

@paytonpalmer7927 3 года назад

It would be nice to see some higher end lights tested. I.e. fenix, stream light, surefire, modlite , etc.

@austinwolfe7295 3 года назад

Im a welding inspector and have the olight warrior mini. 1500 on turbo is so bright it is hardly ever necessary, even in the outdoors. The 1 and 15 lumen mode is great for close up technical work and the other modes are perfect for everything else. Best feature is the memory so it stays on the mode used last. I use this light every day and go 3 months before having to charge it. By far the best piece of equipment I have bought to date. 10/10 rating.

@TheRealChetManley 2 года назад

I like these light tests. I didn't know that I wanted an olight until this video.

@vwarlord 3 года назад

Super interested to watch future light tests. So many very expensive Scuba and MTB light claim crazy high numbers.

@calebcandler4450 3 года назад

Love the content!

@thomasr1051 3 года назад

Your a channel I like before I finish watching. I just know I'll like it

@TheNachris720 3 года назад

Awesome content!

@dylanandersen9318 3 года назад

Streamlight Stinger/strion next? It's all we use in the shop basically.

@countryboy44555 3 года назад

Heck yeah man, Streamlight and Surefire is all I use. My Streamlight looks like it's been through combat and still runs like a champ. I'll take a super reliable light over the brightest any day.. or night. lol

@dylanandersen9318 3 года назад

@@countryboy44555 Same. my Strion looks like hell, but never fails me

@Blackmage50 3 года назад

I have a s2r baton 2 and if you double click the switch from any condition it will go into turbo mode. Do it all the time. I'm literally doing it as I'm typing to be absolutely sure it will turbo from any condition off or on. Moonlight mode has to be from the off condition then long press and hold.

@mhadlock78 3 года назад

All of my olights work this way, same one you have as well as 2 of their headlamp lights.

@user-jc2ez6ig5z 3 года назад

You the new project farm. Keep it up boiiiiis

@georgeferlazzo7936 3 года назад

Hello again Tool Review Zone Thank you for another Great Video. Yes, I was ripped off on my very first Amazon purchased. I saw a set Torque adapters sockets for something like $28.00. I pulled the credit card and made the purchase. Only to find out later when it didn't arrived. I have to admit that Amazon customer service took over and solved for me. Case closed. I have made other purchases on line with no issues.

@nitsan 3 года назад

Great video. Btw with Olight you can just double click to enter turbo mode from any other state. Holding the button is only required for moonlight mode.

@Version135 3 года назад

Yup

@bobqzzi 3 года назад

Great tests. Love to see you do bicycle lights.

@jjrock5 3 года назад

Excellent video.

@dpssafety6155 3 года назад

I love olight. I use there pl pro on duty and it is a life saver.

@timj8405 3 года назад

Keep these coming

@Jay_2023 2 года назад

Great tests! Although I wished the LED LENSER F1R was included on this test. Great torch and was one of the popular torches.

@dig1035 3 года назад

Thumbs up and subscribed!

@BrentConway 3 года назад

I use the Olight M2R pro warrior daily and wish I could send it for you to test. I find it's the best over all light for me with regards to size, light output and runtime. I literally only charge it weekly..

@WizzRacing 2 года назад

The M2R.. Is a work horse...I keep one in my van in the holder. Ready for use.. I know many mechanics that use them...I'm still on the SR1, SR2 and SR3... I like small lights I can carry in my pocket...

@pablopenasco4254 3 года назад

I am glad you are doing flashlights. I want to see my long time favorite Stream Light Protac 2L with 2 CR123 batteries.

@reahs4815 3 года назад

You should look at some modern flashlights like Olight or Fenix flashlights, They also use much better batteries

@adampetten1009 3 года назад

My new favorite channel on RU-vid since AvE is asleep. Absolutely love the unsponsered no shill videos, Suggestions would be a Mac or snapon like the astro and the gearwrench to compare. (I have some China knock off folding stick light) Milwaukee is also marketing their lights pretty hard but I do notice the tru view light isn't overwhelming and isn't overly blue or show any rings. Locally costal seems to be a popular brand of light but I haven't bought one yet.

@reuveng1960 2 года назад

Yeah, too much BS from AvE coming lately... stopped watching his channel.

@MotorCityMetalArt 3 года назад

Excellent content

@jake-mv5oi 3 года назад

I'm pretty happy with my HF stick light for the money as a DIYer.

@MrSvorx7 3 года назад

Illuminating episode.

@TsunauticusIV 3 года назад

YESSSS. I LOOOOVE FLASHLIGHTS! Wooooooooo! Thank you very much TTC! 🙏

@bigboxes 2 года назад

Olight offers a large variety of flashlights for different uses. Their insanely tough, durable and reliable. I remember thinking, "$100 for a flashlight?" But I fell in love with the thing the first time I turned it on. I was coming from a pair of three cell Mag Lites. Built in micro USB charging. (Today they're using USB Type C). 1200 lumens that light up the sky. Also have a laser/light combo for my handgun. Great products.

@jason0870 2 года назад

I'm using olight seeker 3 pro and for me it's an excellent light. Olight manufacturers good products.

@JimmyMakingitwork 3 года назад

Man, seems like we all uploaded flashlight content this week, lol. Lumens lie… My standard is; 1)WOW that’s bright. 2)Hey that’s pretty bright. And 3)Meh, that’s not that bright.

@Whateveryouwannacallme 3 года назад

I can’t believe how much time you put into all the graphs. I enjoy watching all the vids.

@Whateveryouwannacallme 3 года назад

20:10 also I love the pointer your using. It’s a looker for sure.

@foxwood67 3 года назад

Nice tests. I wish all governing agencies would put a stop to false claims. Forbid sale until they are labeled correctly

@DrFiero 3 года назад

@1:28 I was totally expecting to hear a different voice say "we're gonna test that". :D

@reahs4815 3 года назад

I see someone from the farm I guess?

@stevenlatham4397 3 года назад

Such an excellent video

@dragonrider93 3 года назад

Besides the HF Braun, I have a few Streamlight pencil style lights that are collecting dust. A head to head on these pencil style lights that can be cared in a shirt pocket would be great. I hate having to carry a light on my belt, they can be a pita if you are crawling under something or on a creeper....

@jsomething2 3 года назад

try the microstream USB. it's half the size of the normal stream and has a lipo battery usb charged. half the size and brighter than the normal pin on high than what I used to carry, plus the new style clip that allows it to be clipped to a hat brim, I've used that way more than I thought I would. so far it's about the perfect everyday carry light for me, and the switch hasn't died like the other stream lights always seem to.

@westonfortney 3 года назад

Awesome stuff. Do you think you could test a phone light to provide some context for lumen counts?

@SuperBrainAK 3 года назад

haha that is a good idea, get everyone's phone who works for them to put their phone on the chamber, no need to spend any money just a little bit of time, since a 1000$+ flashlight should get you a little more than ~300 lumens :D but it would be very cool to see if any of these brands are better than just holding your phone while doing some work

@sirwarrior 2 года назад

I hope you get to do the underhood lights like HF or Milwaukee. Would love to see the showdown. Thanks for all u do. Keep it up

@Fantaman900 3 года назад

Ive been using a cheap 18650 flashlight for years. Well than I bought a nitecore tip se, smaller and brighter. Overal a mile better feeling. And it fits in your keychain or in your pocket very easily. It also like to turn on in my pocket.

@lookalikehuuh 3 года назад

I happen to have a pretty decent Olight collection in case you guys want to test out more olights. I have at least 6 or 7 different models ranging from the i1R to the x7 Marauder

@alcopower5710 3 года назад

My favorite flashlight brands are Olight, Klarus, Sunnwayman, Nitecore, and JetBeam. Have had outstanding luck with these brands.

@kenstirling5348 2 года назад

Great video. Really messed up that manufactures outright lie about their products and never get held accountable for it.

@fredygump5578 3 года назад

I'd love to see you test a Fenix light. I use my PD36R every day for work (Petroleum service tech). My research indicated it was the most practical all-round light around. I particularly like how the brightness adjustment is independent from the tail cap switch.

@mattburrows2615 3 года назад

My trusty old Fenix LD20 (2xAA) has been used so consistently over 15 years I've almost worn the lanyard off where it attaches and the finish isn't what it used to be but it performs as new. Hope the PD36R serves equally well.

@fredygump5578 3 года назад

@@mattburrows2615 A flashlight just doesn't look right until the finish on all the edges is worn off!

@mattburrows2615 3 года назад

@@fredygump5578 for sure! Made it sound like a bad thing but the dents and scratches certainly tell a story of what it's been through lol. 👍

@Gazoogleheimer1 2 года назад

As an everyday, many-times-a-day (engineer working in facilities) user, I adore my pd36r. My only issue is the USB cover. It swells with exposure to oils and falls off after 6mo or so invariably.

@Kevin-po4hy 2 года назад

Great job. I am a fan of (Coast) lights I have a few would love to see if the lumen output is as advertised. They are a lit pricey 👍

@cgirl111 3 года назад

If Eric O can't break the Astro light I'm pretty sure it's indestructible alien hardware.

@SouthMainAuto 3 года назад

Ohhhh I have broke them but they take a hell of a beating before giving in haha

@reubenmiller7988 3 года назад

Thumbs up for the Eric O reference!

@chrisose 3 года назад

My primary lights are Streamlight Pro-Tac 1L and 2L. At 275 and 350 rated lumen respectively, they are plenty bright for my use. Both use CR-123 but using Tenergy L-Ion rechargeables I haven't purchased a battery in over 5 years. Yes, I know the trend is for USB charging but I prefer to reach into my bag and swap cells rather than losing access to the light while it is tethered to a charger. I also have a couple of cheap 'AAA' COB lights that work well when I need to stuff a light into a small space or 'loan' someone a light. They only do a couple hundred lumens but at less than $10 I don't care if they get destroyed or not returned.

@jerryjohnson5545 3 года назад

Great video. I would love to see how old school maglights compare.

@MattJones87 2 года назад

I'd love to see some Nebo models get the test. I've always found them to be a happy medium between cheap Amazon crap and higher end brands that offer more than I need. Thinking redline flex, slyde 2k, swyvel, torchy would all be good. Would love to know if they are as accurate with their lumens as Olight or Fenix.